[Sheridan tries to encourage an imprisoned Drazi.]
You just have to say "no, I won't" one more time than they can say "yes, you will".
“Intersections in Real Time” · Season 4
In this episode: John Sheridan (2)
[The interrogator leaves Sheridan in the room, with a recorded voice repeating over and over.]
RRecording
You will cooperate with the state, for the good of the state and your own survival. You will confess to the crimes of which you have been accused. You will be released and returned to society a productive citizen if you cooperate. Resistance will be punished. Cooperation will be rewarded.
You know, it's funny, I was thinking about what you said, that the preeminent truth of our age is that you cannot fight the system. But if, as you say, the truth is fluid, that the truth is subjective, then maybe you can fight the system. As long as just one person refuses to be broken, refuses to bow down.
IInterrogator
But can you win?
Every time I say "no."
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